Aspyr has announced the launch of Sid Meier’s Civilization 5 for Mac will go on sale Tuesday, November 23. For those of you keeping score at home, that’s two days before Thanksgiving and likely plenty of time for Black Friday.

Hardcore Civ fans will, of course, want to pre-order:

“You already know that Civilization V is coming to the Mac — now’s the time to secure your copy at Gameagent.com ($49.99). Act now and be amongst the first to play! Even better? Boxed preorders will receive FREE shipping!

And, for those pre-ordering, there’s a chance to win an autographed copy of Civilization V: Special Edition. Additionally, 10 runners-up will receive an Aspyr t-shirt.

What will you be doing Thanksgiving weekend?